First Fish Tank

[DERANGED C0W]

I have recently decided on setting up a 10 gallon fish tank. I have decided on fish but I am not sure how many I can fit in the tank. I was thinking
2 cory cats
6 neon tetra
2 female platy(i'm not sure if these are schooling fish so would just 2 be ok)
1 african dwarf frog
and mabe cherry shrimp(1-3)
My biggest concern now is if the tank would be overstocked. Is this too many fish?
Thanks!

 

[mike_980]

I have recently decided on setting up a 10 gallon fish tank. I have decided on fish but I am not sure how many I can fit in the tank. I was thinking
2 cory cats
6 neon tetra
2 female platy(i'm not sure if these are schooling fish so would just 2 be ok)
1 african dwarf frog
and mabe cherry shrimp(1-3)
My biggest concern now is if the tank would be overstocked. Is this too many fish?
Thanks!

Someone will probably correct me but both shrimp and corys are better in groups or 5-6+

african dwarf frog should be ok just make sure you dont but an african clawed frog by accident as they can often be sold as the wrong sort! the dwarf frogs have webbed front hands/feet whatever you call them and their are other subtle differences as well but big differences in personality and full size! also do some research on what to feed them because they cant have normal fish food. they are also best if fed onto a plate or piece of slate or something as they tend to eat alot of sand and gravel if eating straight of the substrate!

i would personally go for:

8 neon tetra
1 african dwarf frog
6 cherry shrimp (although unsure on how they will get on with the frog...)
1 platy (i got told one is fine on its own but not sure if they are alone they should be with mollies and swordtails as they are similar species...)

 

[Wills]

8 neon tetra
1 african dwarf frog
6 cherry shrimp (although unsure on how they will get on with the frog...)
1 platy (i got told one is fine on its own but not sure if they are alone they should be with mollies and swordtails as they are similar species...)

agreed 10g isnt really big enough for a proper group of cories and with the shrimp and the frog your bottom will be quite full If you start off with about 8 shrimp they will start breeding pretty quick

Wills

 

[DERANGED C0W]

I have recently decided on setting up a 10 gallon fish tank. I have decided on fish but I am not sure how many I can fit in the tank. I was thinking
2 cory cats
6 neon tetra
2 female platy(i'm not sure if these are schooling fish so would just 2 be ok)
1 african dwarf frog
and mabe cherry shrimp(1-3)
My biggest concern now is if the tank would be overstocked. Is this too many fish?
Thanks!

Someone will probably correct me but both shrimp and corys are better in groups or 5-6+

african dwarf frog should be ok just make sure you dont but an african clawed frog by accident as they can often be sold as the wrong sort! the dwarf frogs have webbed front hands/feet whatever you call them and their are other subtle differences as well but big differences in personality and full size! also do some research on what to feed them because they cant have normal fish food. they are also best if fed onto a plate or piece of slate or something as they tend to eat alot of sand and gravel if eating straight of the substrate!

i would personally go for:

8 neon tetra
1 african dwarf frog
6 cherry shrimp (although unsure on how they will get on with the frog...)
1 platy (i got told one is fine on its own but not sure if they are alone they should be with mollies and swordtails as they are similar species...)

 

[DERANGED C0W]

Thanks for the info, I think i'm gonna go with mikes suggestion but minus the platy. I have a 30 gallon that I was going to use for angel fish. Would cory cats be ok with angel fish and if so how many could I fit? Also what fish do you reccomend to keep with angel fish. Would zebra danios or rummy nose tetra work or would the angels harrass them?

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

For what its worth, I agree with Wills about most Corys needing more space than a 10g for a group of 6+.

However, if you really wanted some Corys, research the few smaller species, including Corydoras pygmaeus. These "micro" cory do need bigger groups (10+) and you will to ensure other community fish with them are not significantly bigger and/or not aggressive eaters (Pygmy Cory will not compete that well for food).

Edit: The general concensus on this forum is that Angelfish need a minimum 18" (~36cm) depth of water, excluding the sand/gravel. And if you want Angelfish, you then have to rule out any small "torpedo" shaped fish that will make a tasty snack for them eg. Pygmy Corys; Neon tetra; possibly even the African Dwarf Frog.

Neon Tetras should not be added to a tank that is less than six months old since cycling, despite what the LFS staff will often tell you.

African Dwarf Frogs have poor eyesight apparently and so will need special treatment from you at feeding time (along lines of you hand feeding it, do a search in forum for more info).

 

[Curiosity101]

Thanks for the info, I think i'm gonna go with mikes suggestion but minus the platy. I have a 30 gallon that I was going to use for angel fish. Would cory cats be ok with angel fish and if so how many could I fit? Also what fish do you reccomend to keep with angel fish. Would zebra danios or rummy nose tetra work or would the angels harrass them?

As said avoid the torpedo shaped fish cause they will turn into an angelfish snack.

Corys would be fine with angels

Also please take the advice of the tank size for the angel. When they're kept in tanks that aren't tall enough they don't grow correctly and tend to get flat bases as opposed to the long elegant point.

 

[luckyliam13]

hey ive recently set up a 10 gall tank 2 its just finished its cycling stage its currently home to 7 baby albino bristle nose catfish. im using this tank as a growing tank atm but plan to turn it into a small comunity tank once they reach about 3-4cm and are sold off to the LFS.
thoughts about stocking list

6x black neons or 6x harlequins
3x sparkling gourami
4-5x cherry shrimp

this is the tank atm

hope that helps

ps normal corys are definate no go for a small tank as they get to big for a 10g and need to be kept in groups